Rebekah Scheinfeld

It took almost 10 years, but road reconstruction has begun on a battered and bumpy stretch of Milwaukee Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

The delay on this and other projects citywide can be traced to state and federal budget issues, one city official said this week.

The Chicago Department of Transportation began utility upgrades between Belmont Avenue and Addison Street this week in preparation for resurfacing the stretch of Milwaukee next spring, along with providing new street lighting, sidewalks, curb and gutter upgrades, landscaping, traffic signals and decorative LED street lights. The total project, paid for with city and federal funds, will...

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